1.0Connecting Researchhttps://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blogConor Byrnehttps://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/author/ci931957/New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief - Connecting Researchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k3QP91HCDt"><a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/2025/03/13/bigger-animals-get-more-cancer/">New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/2025/03/13/bigger-animals-get-more-cancer/embed/#?secret=k3QP91HCDt" width="600" height="338" title="“New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief” — Connecting Research" data-secret="k3QP91HCDt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/72/2025/03/mylon-ollila-j4ocWYAP_cs-unsplash-scaled.jpg25601695In this blog, Karen Jones, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership and Management, sheds new light on the lived experiences of women academics by exposing the hidden ways in which academic structures disadvantage women and reinforce a "care ceiling" limiting their career progression.